Section: US & Canada

President Barack Obama has a precious opportunity to carve out a legacy for himself and carry out a coup against the reputation of weakness, repudiation and retreat that has dogged and haunted him. The Islamic State (IS) had invited the U.S. president to a war, which has opened a window for Barack Obama to shape his own fate rather than leaving...

President Barack Obama said today he’ll unveil new sanctions against Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors, despite a ceasefire, saying the U.S. has “yet to see conclusive evidence that Russia has ceased its efforts to destabilize Ukraine.” …read more Source: Miami...

They’re training 10 to 15 hours every day, with the possibility of joining Ukrainian government troops’ fight against pro-Russian rebels. This trainer says they’re preparing for war… Learning guerilla tactics to survive in military conditions, and ultimately, preparing to destroy their enemy. The EU is employing different...

A cease-fire is holding in Ukraine’s eastern region. The cease-fire halts five months of fighting between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian separatists, who Western nations say are directly helped by Russia, a charge denied by Moscow. Senior Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, have recently stated there is...

Don’t dismiss the psychological impact of poor economic growth and increasingly weighty economic sanctions. Yale professor Robert Shiller is out with a new essay at Project Syndicate called “Parallels to 1937” that tackles the issue of how an economic malaise can impact the psychology of citizens. The Nobel prize winning...

European Union governments agreed on Thursday that new sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis will take effect on Friday but held out the prospect of cancelling some – or even all – of them next month if they believe a peace plan is working. …read more Source: The Toronto...

WASHINGTON – The United States is joining the European Union in stepping up economic sanctions on Russia for its attack on Ukraine, President Obama announced Thursday. …read more Source: New York Daily...